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if hillary clinton runs in 2016, history will be on the line. and secondly, joe biden and hillary clinton basically have the same fund-raising base. if you look at the top hundred biden fund-raisers and the top hundred hillary clinton fund-raisers, basically the same person. and i think those fund-raisers would be with hillary. it is very tough for joe. i sort of agree, if she runs, i don't think he does run. but i also believe there is a legitimate chance that hillary may not run. >> i do too. >> in which case joe biden is doing all the right things. >> governor ed rendell and maria teresa kumar, thanks for your time tonight. have a good weekend. don't forget, this is all speculation. we just got this president re-elected. we have a lot to do with president obama. >>> ahead, we are throwing our own oscar party here at "politicsnation." academy awards got a little political this year. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken sou
if hillary clinton runs in 2016, history will be on the line. and secondly, joe biden and hillary clinton basically have the same fund-raising base. if you look at the top hundred biden fund-raisers and the top hundred hillary clinton fund-raisers, basically the same person. and i think those fund-raisers would be with hillary. it is very tough for joe. i sort of agree, if she runs, i don't think he does run. but i also believe there is a legitimate chance that hillary may not run. >> i...
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i don't think bill clinton wants -- >> i think the fight is in bill clinton's head. i think bill clinton wants her, doesn't want her. i would argue that it's broader than just hillaryland. she represents a lot. i'm not saying she should run for president. i think what she represents and she is one figure and came from a generation that enacted so much change, he always, since long before the presidency was in question as a first lady candidate in 1992, she reflected something women never saw before. it was a new version of themselves. people attached so much meaning to her. she continues to have and she's built more and more and more. >> we know from political science research it's more difficult for them to run for office and win. when you have somebody who appears to be on the threshold of winning, you understand the enthusiasm. it's that's much harder. >> you are right. that trajectory for women is tough. we know, of course in political science research the people we elect to the presidency, our senators, governors and vice presidents. we don't elect first ladies.
i don't think bill clinton wants -- >> i think the fight is in bill clinton's head. i think bill clinton wants her, doesn't want her. i would argue that it's broader than just hillaryland. she represents a lot. i'm not saying she should run for president. i think what she represents and she is one figure and came from a generation that enacted so much change, he always, since long before the presidency was in question as a first lady candidate in 1992, she reflected something women never...
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kane worked on hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and former president bill clinton endorsed her for attorney general last year. let's listen to bill clinton. >> if you want somebody who's both tough and smart, both somebody who has got a steel spine and a caring heart, kathleen kane is your candidate. she has handled more than 3,000 cases. >> wow, handled more than 13,00 cases. >> kathleen kane is with us. should i call you general? is general a good title? >> you may call me whatever you like. >> okay, kathleen. thank you for coming on. i hear nothing but good things about you. the reason we're asking you to come on tonight and you've agreed is i'm looking at people in the country in public service who i can see a couple notches now being national figures. i'm not going to ask whether you're running for president. let's talk about matters we always talk about in this show. what do you think of this republican plan to change the use of the electoral college and basically kill the unit rule, kill pennsylvania's right to vote as a state, basically disassemble the districts and
kane worked on hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and former president bill clinton endorsed her for attorney general last year. let's listen to bill clinton. >> if you want somebody who's both tough and smart, both somebody who has got a steel spine and a caring heart, kathleen kane is your candidate. she has handled more than 3,000 cases. >> wow, handled more than 13,00 cases. >> kathleen kane is with us. should i call you general? is general a good title? >>...
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as you pointed out not only has secretary clinton testified, leon panetta -- >> but it has nothing to do with benghazi. >> they want to punish a guy who wasn't even in government when benghazi occurred. you combine that with the lack of civility and you feel like this is a republican party that's like the bad news bears. they cannot pick an issue and prosecute it. at the end of the day they will lose it. it is all for nothing because they don't have the votes to block it. no cabinet level appointee has ever been filibustered. the republicans have at least i think enough of them agreed not to do that. so you wonder what all this ridiculous theater is about. it's certainly not helping the republican brand. >> and, julian, sorry, ryan, to julian's point let me show you these poll numbers. quinnipiac says the president is more trusted on gun policy, immigration, the environment, everything basically, but his lead on foreign policy is a staggering 14 points. what makes republicans think this is a good thing to have a fight over? >> right. up until recently everybody said, look, politics st
as you pointed out not only has secretary clinton testified, leon panetta -- >> but it has nothing to do with benghazi. >> they want to punish a guy who wasn't even in government when benghazi occurred. you combine that with the lack of civility and you feel like this is a republican party that's like the bad news bears. they cannot pick an issue and prosecute it. at the end of the day they will lose it. it is all for nothing because they don't have the votes to block it. no cabinet...
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david, you had begun after secretary clinton or former secretary clinton now in the past and you've seem to come around to respecting her? >> absolute ri. as you know, i was involved in some of this in the 1990s . i certainly regretted that and recanted a lot of what i did back in 1998: but, sure, i wrote a bieg ra fi of hillary clinton back in if 1990s. in the course of writing it, she completely changed my mind by studying the record. and i came away with a rot lot admiration for both bill and hillary clinton. >> thank you for being here tonight david, jonathan, thanks both of you for your time tonight. >>> we'll be right back with the p passing of a legend. new york mayor ed koch. and i'll have some stories to tell you. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer
david, you had begun after secretary clinton or former secretary clinton now in the past and you've seem to come around to respecting her? >> absolute ri. as you know, i was involved in some of this in the 1990s . i certainly regretted that and recanted a lot of what i did back in 1998: but, sure, i wrote a bieg ra fi of hillary clinton back in if 1990s. in the course of writing it, she completely changed my mind by studying the record. and i came away with a rot lot admiration for both...
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and president clinton had a late night fall in florida. the traveling press corp, miles away. most americans understand that the job is 24/7, others say be prepared to see a different president obama in the second term, willing to do things like playing golf with a controversial figure like tiger woods. >> it is true that if he played golf with tiger woods during the campaign it may have been interpreted differently. and anything was fair game, a source of controversy in a campaign. of course he feels more liberated to do something like that. >> reporter: the white house press corp only found out from twitter and on the air. >> to see them drive off to the first tee, the president behind the wheel, tiger woods in the passenger's seat, to play their first round of golf together. by all accounts they had a blast. >> reporter: president bush welcomed coverage, president's clinton and obama have been spotted on the links in martha's vineyard, and bush talked about terrorism on the golf course. >> i call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. th
and president clinton had a late night fall in florida. the traveling press corp, miles away. most americans understand that the job is 24/7, others say be prepared to see a different president obama in the second term, willing to do things like playing golf with a controversial figure like tiger woods. >> it is true that if he played golf with tiger woods during the campaign it may have been interpreted differently. and anything was fair game, a source of controversy in a campaign. of...
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at least back then hillary clinton emerged as a very polarizing figure. i guess when you look at the first lady, how comfortable do you think americans are with the idea in general of a first lady who plays a very active role in the day-to-day governing of the country? >> you know, i think it's changing because when hillary clinton went through that, there obviously was a backlash. we just did a poll and one of the questions was how many americans think it's okay for first ladies to use their role for political purposes? surpri surprisingly 53% of americans now say it's okay. so i think the role is evolving. plenty of first ladies look back to prior first ladies to gain guidance. >> jacqueline kennedy, super conservative, very stylish. what do you think of her place in the pantheon? >> she's the first first lady to have a press secretary. that tells you something. when you take a look at first ladies, they are on the forefront of obviously fashion from time to time butch th they a lot of influence with their president husbands. i think the fact that she h
at least back then hillary clinton emerged as a very polarizing figure. i guess when you look at the first lady, how comfortable do you think americans are with the idea in general of a first lady who plays a very active role in the day-to-day governing of the country? >> you know, i think it's changing because when hillary clinton went through that, there obviously was a backlash. we just did a poll and one of the questions was how many americans think it's okay for first ladies to use...
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madeleine albright, cleeondolee rice, and hillary clinton. i remember when secretary albright was first named by president clinton. there were all kind of concerns that people wouldn't meet with her, wouldn't take her seriously. obviously she got the job done. now i think we think of diplomacy in a very different way. >> you know, i worked for secretary albright. i had the great privilege to be one of her speech writers when she came to the state department, and i vividly remember writing speeches about, well, what is it like to be a woman secretary of state. what is it like when you go to saudi arabia and you -- will she cover herself collar bone to anklebone or won't she. and then condi rice and the thigh high boots. the nice thing at that level is we didn't hear much about hillary clinton being a woman. she was an effective secretary of state. and one of the things that it has done, which is great and i do think this is a tall order for secretary kerry but i think he's up to it is it's really expanded the idea which frankly we lost in the
madeleine albright, cleeondolee rice, and hillary clinton. i remember when secretary albright was first named by president clinton. there were all kind of concerns that people wouldn't meet with her, wouldn't take her seriously. obviously she got the job done. now i think we think of diplomacy in a very different way. >> you know, i worked for secretary albright. i had the great privilege to be one of her speech writers when she came to the state department, and i vividly remember writing...
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for bill clinton, education reform. do you think president obama will be able to persuade congress to push his agenda forward? important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money.stor. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. >>> update tonight -- now, tonight's state o
for bill clinton, education reform. do you think president obama will be able to persuade congress to push his agenda forward? important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. but that doesn't...
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no, hillary clinton is really her own thing. her career in public life, in public office is unlike anybody else in american history. she went from being an accomplished lawyer in her early career to being the first lady of arkansas. she then became a very high profile first lady of the united states for her husband's two terms in office. she was the first modern first lady to turn that role into a policy job and the first attempt at health reform. she went on to weather her husband's in-office infidelity scandal and impeachment in office. she became a senator from the state of new york and then of course that historic and very hard fought race for the democratic presidential nomination, concluding with barack obama winning the presidency, and then him nominating hillary clinton to be the highest profile secretary of state that our country probably has ever had. and we have had a lot of very high profile secretaries of state. >> so it's been quite a challenging week saying goodbye to so many people. and knowing that i will not ha
no, hillary clinton is really her own thing. her career in public life, in public office is unlike anybody else in american history. she went from being an accomplished lawyer in her early career to being the first lady of arkansas. she then became a very high profile first lady of the united states for her husband's two terms in office. she was the first modern first lady to turn that role into a policy job and the first attempt at health reform. she went on to weather her husband's in-office...
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only four other presidents that have been to israel, nixon, carter, bush two went there twice, and clinton who made four. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> governor chris christie gets serious about the scale. it is time now for the poly side bar. just one day after joke around with david letterman about his weight, the governor admitted it's really not something to laugh about. >> of course i care about it. and i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm successful, and other times i'm not. and sometimes periods of great success are followed by periods of great failure. >> governor christie says his doctor often warns him of the health risks of being overweight. >>> comedian chris rock might joke around about gun violence, but he's really serious about this issue. he's in washington, d.c. right now teaming up with other celebrities, members of congress, and mayors against illegal guns in support of the president's gun violence plan. >>> senator marco rubio showed off his not so serious side during an interview yesterday, and get this, his love of '90s rap music, particularly t
only four other presidents that have been to israel, nixon, carter, bush two went there twice, and clinton who made four. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> governor chris christie gets serious about the scale. it is time now for the poly side bar. just one day after joke around with david letterman about his weight, the governor admitted it's really not something to laugh about. >> of course i care about it. and i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm...
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bill clinton. >> that's big. >> they called out the big dog. so it may happen. it may happen. >> david edelstein, great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> looking forward to a big sunday night show. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening. >> good evening and happy weekend to i don't. >> dwlou too, my friend. >> thanks to you at home as well for joining us this hour on a friday. listen, neither the house nor the senate is in session. all the governors of the country are locked in closed door governor association meetings. the president is talking to the prime minister of japan without any of us getting to listen in. this is the kind of day that shouldn't have any news in it at all. but fridays apparently are the new mondays, or at least the new day in which there is always a lot going on in the news. so it turns out on a friday, again, we have a ton to get to in the news. including a story tonight that we have been covering for months that now looks like it is about to blow wide open into a national story in michigan. it's a story about the ci
bill clinton. >> that's big. >> they called out the big dog. so it may happen. it may happen. >> david edelstein, great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> looking forward to a big sunday night show. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening. >> good evening and happy weekend to i don't. >> dwlou too, my friend. >> thanks to you at home as well for joining us this hour on a friday. listen, neither the house nor the senate...
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i'm heading to the state department for hillary clinton's farewell. tamron hall has a look at what's next. >> we'll carry the farewell to the state department live in the hour. also, mixed news from the new jobs report out today. good enough to send the dow over 14,000 mark for the first time in five years. we'll tell you what call of this means for the big economic picture ahead. and we're also following two big developing stories of the middle east. in turkey, at least two people are dead after a suicide bomber attacks the u.s. embassy and in cairo violence has erupted on the grounds of the president's palace. we'll have the very latest next. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if i
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i mean, if you go back to the clinton example, which is i think instructive, clinton had to figure out how to run the state. that was not naturally a liberal state. you know? and there was a kind of set of policy innovations that developed during the early 1980s that democratic governors of less liberal states had to sort of figure out how to be more pragmatic to make things work. one of the problems we have now with general polarization is that you have a lot of republican congressional candidates, even governors, coming up in states where they're not responsive to a moderate jurisdiction. you know, it's true that there are figures like -- i think rubio is actually not -- is actually a really interesting figure, but there's also figures like chris christie. you have some republicans that are in states that -- >> jeb bush. >> right. on the whole the party is being pushed by pure demographics and pure districting into a particular corner that's going to be harder for it to get out of than the clinton era democratic -- >> the narrative was so well established in 2012, right? the presiden
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. >>> coming up, it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. what a ceremony we saw today. what a show. it was like a political convention. it's the first day of the rest of her life actually, and it may include a 2016 campaign for president. she hasn't said whether she wants to run, but there are plenty of democrats out there just waiting for her to say i do. >>> also, men behaving badly. we have touched on that already. we showed you john mccain and lindsey graham's rude behavior and they're hardly alone. the lesson many of the gops seem to have learned from 2012 is if you want to stop losing elections, just keep doing exactly what you've been doing. strange lesson. >>> the documentary "the gatekeepers" is a fascinating look at the people involved with dealing with palestinians in the occupied territories. they're a lot more like barack obama than like benjamin netanyahu. >>> finally, let me finish tonight with a chance of a fabulous massachusetts delegation to the united states senate now. elizabeth warren and edward markey. and this is "har
. >>> coming up, it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. what a ceremony we saw today. what a show. it was like a political convention. it's the first day of the rest of her life actually, and it may include a 2016 campaign for president. she hasn't said whether she wants to run, but there are plenty of democrats out there just waiting for her to say i do. >>> also, men behaving badly. we have touched on that already. we showed you john mccain and lindsey...
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joining me now is former clinton white house communications director and responsible for bill clinton's state of the union addresses and this is 1996. it's the launch of the second term. this is awe key moment in bill clinton's state of the union. >> we face no imminent threat, but we do have an enemy. the enemy of our time is inaction, so tonight i issue a call to action. action by this congress, action by our states, by our people to prepare america for the 21st century. >> as yogi would say, deja vu all over again. the praez will go before a house republican dominated chamber. and say inaction and grade lock is our enemy. >> i love that line because i helped write it. there are very few, as you know, with bill clinton, you can say that one survived and that one survived. it is amazing. right? how similar these circumstances are. in fact, if anything now the gridlock is much worse. the need for action is more important, and the need for a president coming into his second term to reinstill a sense of plushment that we're going to get good things done is critical. >> also reminded of th
joining me now is former clinton white house communications director and responsible for bill clinton's state of the union addresses and this is 1996. it's the launch of the second term. this is awe key moment in bill clinton's state of the union. >> we face no imminent threat, but we do have an enemy. the enemy of our time is inaction, so tonight i issue a call to action. action by this congress, action by our states, by our people to prepare america for the 21st century. >> as...
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they said let's go with the -- and up and comer of bill clinton. bill clinton took an enormous amount of heat of democrats after this video. this was a party flattened by reagan. on reagan's birthday, the night before the speech and clinton began with a warm tribute and happy birthday and democrats thought it was too complimentary. the video and then every democratic office holder in the country featured for 30 minutes. just -- >> their face inside of the -- >> map of the country. there's dukakis. cut to an interview. it was just -- >> it didn't sink bill clinton's career. >> and then three years later, the 45-minute speech and cheered and said -- he is proved -- that is the single greatest hope for bobby jindal to be president that bill clinton could have that video on the record and that speech in 1988 and survive it all and waiting to figure out what's the master form of the response. maybe rubio showing us something different tonight. doesn't do anything for anybody. >> that's why they call him the comeback kid, i know. did you know that off th
they said let's go with the -- and up and comer of bill clinton. bill clinton took an enormous amount of heat of democrats after this video. this was a party flattened by reagan. on reagan's birthday, the night before the speech and clinton began with a warm tribute and happy birthday and democrats thought it was too complimentary. the video and then every democratic office holder in the country featured for 30 minutes. just -- >> their face inside of the -- >> map of the country....
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it was watched for 33.5 million that, is the lowest number since bill clinton's last address in 2000 seen by two million fewer. >>> the president will join google for the latest a series of fireside hangouts. it's a 21st century take on franklin roosevelt's famous radio fireside chats to talk about the state of the union address. >>> and in north carolina wednesday, president obama talked about life after the white house. >> after this whole presidency thing, well, we're looking for a little spot to, yeah -- come on down. play a little golf. do a little hiking, fishing, barbecue. >> and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. now for a look at the national weather, here's bill karins. >> he'll never have to campaign again. he's already thinking about life after the white house. >> that has to be a relief, right? win or lose, horrible. good morning, everyone. valentine's day is herement we have a little snow to cover the ground in a few spots of portions of pennsylvania, new jersey and then right through southern new england. this wasn't a lot. most of the cities were warm eno
it was watched for 33.5 million that, is the lowest number since bill clinton's last address in 2000 seen by two million fewer. >>> the president will join google for the latest a series of fireside hangouts. it's a 21st century take on franklin roosevelt's famous radio fireside chats to talk about the state of the union address. >>> and in north carolina wednesday, president obama talked about life after the white house. >> after this whole presidency thing, well, we're...
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hillary clinton had that, john kerry had that. very striking yesterday. the republicans, they seemed very happy to, you know, pile on a really sharply attack chuck hagel. you saw roy blunt come out today and say he's not voting for this nominee. you saw the republicans be very aggressive. at the same time, every democrat is for him. and as long as the democrats stay with him, it's hashrd to imagine he will not be confirmed. but a very rough and unusual day yesterday for hagel. >> all right, julie, you had the opportunity to work with secretary ray la hood and know about the preparedness that goes into getting cabinet members ready for hearings like and able to take on the tough questions. i want to remind everybody some of the fumbles chuck hagel had yesterday and talk about what would have gone into getting him ready. take a look. >> i have just been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, it meant to say that -- obviously, his position on containment, we don't have a position on contain
hillary clinton had that, john kerry had that. very striking yesterday. the republicans, they seemed very happy to, you know, pile on a really sharply attack chuck hagel. you saw roy blunt come out today and say he's not voting for this nominee. you saw the republicans be very aggressive. at the same time, every democrat is for him. and as long as the democrats stay with him, it's hashrd to imagine he will not be confirmed. but a very rough and unusual day yesterday for hagel. >> all...
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had to stand up and clinton refused to sign the bill. we had a shut down and the public sided strongly against the republicans and they folded quickly on that. what's your read right here. were you looking at the numbers and playing this out. is it more likely it will take a shut down and the run up to the shut down. >> we are talking about raising taxes. they are not talking about folding taxes. it would be very difficult for speaker boehner to raise revenue without going all the way to the end. yesterday ron johnson suggested that barron could lose it and the fact that they are talking about it speaks to the cost of the leadership. it's quite possible that the democrats will need to be being willing to go all the way through the shut down if they intended to create the simples for republicans to raise revenue. that involves dismannedling unity and saying we can't take this backlash and all of that comes out after a shut down. >> nate dog, nice to see you. i want to talk about this poll. interesting though not totally surprising numbers
had to stand up and clinton refused to sign the bill. we had a shut down and the public sided strongly against the republicans and they folded quickly on that. what's your read right here. were you looking at the numbers and playing this out. is it more likely it will take a shut down and the run up to the shut down. >> we are talking about raising taxes. they are not talking about folding taxes. it would be very difficult for speaker boehner to raise revenue without going all the way to...
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staff sergeant clinton l. romesha united states army. for gal land ri at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant clinton l. romesha distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a section leader with bravo troop 3rd squadron 61st cavalry regiment, 4th infantry division in combat operations at outpost keating afghanistan on october 3rd, 2009. on that morning, staff sergeant romesha and comrades awakened to an attack by approximately 300 enemy attackers on all 4 sides of the compound from rifles, grenades, anti-aircraft machine guns and small arms fires. he moved uncovered under intense enemy fire to conduct a reconnaissance and seek reinforcements before returning to action. staff sergeant romesha took out a machine gun team and while engaging a second, the generator was struck by rocket propelled grenade inflikting him with wounds. undeterred sergeant staff romesha continued to fight and upon the arrival of another soldier to aid
staff sergeant clinton l. romesha united states army. for gal land ri at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant clinton l. romesha distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a section leader with bravo troop 3rd squadron 61st cavalry regiment, 4th infantry division in combat operations at outpost keating afghanistan on october 3rd, 2009. on that morning, staff sergeant romesha and comrades awakened to an...
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hillary clinton took ridiculous shots over her ankles and her hair. but michelle obama is having the last laugh. her approval rating now at 73%, higher than her husband and all other members of his cabinet. so as she begins another four years in the white house, how will she use that goodwill in a second term? i'm joined now by ivillage correspondent kelly wallace and marie goldman. so she's done the let's move campaign, which is what that idiot was referring to. and also, she's really embraced organizations like walmart, that agreed to hire veterans. but those are considered safe. does she have an opportunity here, do you think? >> well, you know, she knows she has an opportunity. she knows it's a very big platform. she has another four years, but you talk to aides. they say she is definitely going to continue on, let's move, kind of deepen and expand her involvement on that issue. also joining forces, where she talks about helping and supporting military families. but they say that she is considering picking up another issue. and they also say she i
hillary clinton took ridiculous shots over her ankles and her hair. but michelle obama is having the last laugh. her approval rating now at 73%, higher than her husband and all other members of his cabinet. so as she begins another four years in the white house, how will she use that goodwill in a second term? i'm joined now by ivillage correspondent kelly wallace and marie goldman. so she's done the let's move campaign, which is what that idiot was referring to. and also, she's really embraced...
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more than double the bill clinton increase in the federal gasoline tax. the wyoming state gasoline tax is going to be higher than the federal gasoline tax. wyoming's gasoline tax is going to be 24 cents. as i said, the federal gasoline tax now is only 18.4 cents. why are they doing that? for the same reason democrats vote to raise taxes. because the government needs the money. and in this case, the state of wyoming needs the money. according to this guy's theory, there won't be a job left in wyoming by the fourth of july, but wyoming republicans know that washington republicans are lying about taxes and so they are confident that a 10 cent increase in the gasoline tax will not close down the state. but when wyoming survives its 10 cent increase in the gasoline tax, we can't expect washington republicans to follow wyoming republicans and rewrite their tax policy to include the principle of responsibly raising taxes when needed. washington republicans will never, ever, ever, ever have to do that, ever. thanks to their enablers, the responsible democrats. [
more than double the bill clinton increase in the federal gasoline tax. the wyoming state gasoline tax is going to be higher than the federal gasoline tax. wyoming's gasoline tax is going to be 24 cents. as i said, the federal gasoline tax now is only 18.4 cents. why are they doing that? for the same reason democrats vote to raise taxes. because the government needs the money. and in this case, the state of wyoming needs the money. according to this guy's theory, there won't be a job left in...
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former president bill clinton will be among the speakers along with current new york city mayor michael bloomberg and the israeli counsel general. nypd helicopters are expected to fly over the synagogue. koch died last week at the age of 88 from heart failure. >>> vice president joe biden continues his european trip. he's in paris today meeting with the french president. but true to his style, over the weekend he made a joke about what he was really visiting or why he was really visiting. >> i have traveled over 640,000 miles since i've been vice president and most of the time, the president sends me to places that he doesn't want to go. >> yeah, he said that. we know the president and first lady hosted a personal super bowl party yesterday. the president tweeting this picture with the caption "game day." the first lady giving love to beyonce, saying watching the super bowl with family and friends. beyonce was phenomenal is what everybody is saying. i'm so proud of her is what was tweeted. >>> still ahead, baltimore was not the only big winner last night. >>> plus, which of the big game
former president bill clinton will be among the speakers along with current new york city mayor michael bloomberg and the israeli counsel general. nypd helicopters are expected to fly over the synagogue. koch died last week at the age of 88 from heart failure. >>> vice president joe biden continues his european trip. he's in paris today meeting with the french president. but true to his style, over the weekend he made a joke about what he was really visiting or why he was really...
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certainly for the first time and i remember, i worked in the clinton administration the last time we attempted this. i have not seen this growing like mothers groups and other grass roots organizations. if we need to increase our intensity and show how serious we are, we are going to do it. i think that changes the nature of this dynamic. i agree with the congressman, this is about intensity at the end of the day. it's going to be a tricky vote for a lot of people on both sides of the aisle. >> congressman, you represent virginia, a gun state, how much power is the control we have over our lawmakers? >> i voted for background checks. i supported closing the gun show loophole. nra was headquartered in my district. we had a great working relationship. we didn't agree on everything. i think it's more the lobby than the gun owners. they think it is a slippery slope once you start passing these rules and regulations. the president out there with his photo-op skeet shooting, we don't know if he hit anything. it could be like his bowling. they don't have the credibility to make the sale. it
certainly for the first time and i remember, i worked in the clinton administration the last time we attempted this. i have not seen this growing like mothers groups and other grass roots organizations. if we need to increase our intensity and show how serious we are, we are going to do it. i think that changes the nature of this dynamic. i agree with the congressman, this is about intensity at the end of the day. it's going to be a tricky vote for a lot of people on both sides of the aisle....
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and secretary of state hillary clinton's hearing over the killings in benghazi. let's listen to another exchange between hagel and in this case south carolina senator lindsey graham. >> name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate. >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> well, why would you say it? >> i didn't have in mind a specific person -- >> do you agree it's a provocative statement, that i can't think of a more provocative thing to say about the relationship between the united states and israel and the senate or the congress than what you said. name one dumb thing we've been goaded into doing because of the pressure from the israeli or jewish lobby. >> the freshman republican ted cruz of texas wanted to get his camera time. let's watch cruz in action. >> in a speech on the floor of the senate you referred to israel's military campaign against the terrorist group hezbollah as a sickening slaughter. i would suggest the characterizations -- do you think it's right that israel was committed a, qu
and secretary of state hillary clinton's hearing over the killings in benghazi. let's listen to another exchange between hagel and in this case south carolina senator lindsey graham. >> name one person in your opinion who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the united states senate. >> well, first -- >> name one. >> i don't know. >> well, why would you say it? >> i didn't have in mind a specific person -- >> do you agree it's a provocative statement,...
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john kerry, a big change from hillary clinton. not so much in policy, but in sort of direction, stature, coming from the senate more so than from the political world. he has come from a world of foreign policy. will the white house be running the show? >> the secretary of state is superbly well qualified. he spent nearly 29 years in the senate. always a member of the foreign relations committee. he has been a life-long student of foreign affairs after living with his parents in germany after the second world war. he is remarkably well connected to international leaders, and just knows these issues front wards and backwards. i think he is well prepared. you notice, andrea, that he called two sets of leaders over the weekend. many middle east leaders and also asian leaders. he is focused on those two regions. that's where he is going to be test veried early on. >> other secretaries of state have tried to engage much more verying russly, many of the, than hillary clinton did, in the northeast diploma as where i. she, of course, had t
john kerry, a big change from hillary clinton. not so much in policy, but in sort of direction, stature, coming from the senate more so than from the political world. he has come from a world of foreign policy. will the white house be running the show? >> the secretary of state is superbly well qualified. he spent nearly 29 years in the senate. always a member of the foreign relations committee. he has been a life-long student of foreign affairs after living with his parents in germany...
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what reagan, clinton and bush's speeches can policy about president obama's chances for getting what he wants. we are live in rome as bets are being placed on who will lead the more than one billion roman catholics when the pope steps down. you are wuchatching "the daily rundown." i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events, including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores,
what reagan, clinton and bush's speeches can policy about president obama's chances for getting what he wants. we are live in rome as bets are being placed on who will lead the more than one billion roman catholics when the pope steps down. you are wuchatching "the daily rundown." i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many,...
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kane worked on hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and former bill clinton endorsed her for attorney general last year. let's listen to bill clinton. >> if you want somebody who is both tough and smart, both somebody who's got a steel spine and a caring heart, kathleen kane is your candidate. she has handled more than 3,000 cases. >> wow, kathleen kane is now with us, attorney general. should i call you general? is general a good title? >> you may call me whatever you like. it's general kane, yes. >> thank you for giving me the right to do it. i've heard nothing but good things about you. the reason we asked you to come on tonight and you agreed, i'm looking at people who are in public life, in public service who i can see a couple notches from now really being a national figure. so let's talk about some matters we always talk about in this show. what do you think of this republican plan to change the use of the electoral college and basically kill the unit rule, kill pennsylvania's right to vote as a state? basically, disassemble the state into congressional districts, and
kane worked on hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and former bill clinton endorsed her for attorney general last year. let's listen to bill clinton. >> if you want somebody who is both tough and smart, both somebody who's got a steel spine and a caring heart, kathleen kane is your candidate. she has handled more than 3,000 cases. >> wow, kathleen kane is now with us, attorney general. should i call you general? is general a good title? >> you may call me whatever you...
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clinton, bush and obama. which shows how irrelevant at the end of the day they are to the swing voters. i actually think all the hatred, with swing voters actually helps the sitting president. >> all right. jim vandehei, thank you very much. still ahead on "morning joe," former secretary of state, madeleine albright and frank bruni and "hardball's" chris matthews and the israeli ambassador to the u.s., michael oren, with the president's upcoming trip to israel. >>> after a very cold stretch, new england is warming up. we will watch the clouds and rain moving in. you don't need the haveneaviest all coats today but you need an uchl brel la. rain in new england southward to new england and baltimore areas and watching rain from buffalo to cleveland to pittsburgh and just about done in south atlanta and you will get rain in your morning rush hour and mobile and pensacola and panama city. the only snowy weather is to the north behind the storm, breaking out from green bay, oshkosh to chicago. and behind that, it i
clinton, bush and obama. which shows how irrelevant at the end of the day they are to the swing voters. i actually think all the hatred, with swing voters actually helps the sitting president. >> all right. jim vandehei, thank you very much. still ahead on "morning joe," former secretary of state, madeleine albright and frank bruni and "hardball's" chris matthews and the israeli ambassador to the u.s., michael oren, with the president's upcoming trip to israel....
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clinton will earn, quote, well into the six figures for her speeches. but also speak for free for causes that she believes in. >>> former south carolina governor, mark sanford, is up with a new tv ad in his race to fill a vacant congressional seat. in that ad, he touches on the extra marital affair that got him ousted from office. >> i've cut spending, reduced debt, and made government more accountable. more recently, i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes. in that life, i humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing washington. >>> and florida senator marco rubio has hauled in some serious cash since his water-sipping moment since last tuesday's republican response to the state of the union. rubio's reclaim america pac has raised more than $100,000 from get your water bottle today promotion. the middle of this special moment and i need to run off to the bathroom. ♪ i'm fed up with always having to put my bladder's needs ahead of my daughter. ♪ so today, i'm finally talking to my doctor about overactive bladder sym
clinton will earn, quote, well into the six figures for her speeches. but also speak for free for causes that she believes in. >>> former south carolina governor, mark sanford, is up with a new tv ad in his race to fill a vacant congressional seat. in that ad, he touches on the extra marital affair that got him ousted from office. >> i've cut spending, reduced debt, and made government more accountable. more recently, i've experienced how none of us go through life without...
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. >> this is the major disagreement that i have with senator clinton. she's a smart and capable person but she is of washington. when she takes more money from lobbyists and special interests than any candidate, including john mccain, that shows that she doesn't have a sense that we've got to change our business is done in washington. >> ultimately, what i'd like to see is a system of public financing of campaigns and i'm a co-sponsor of the proposal that's in the senate right now. that's what we have to fight for. >> that was candidate obama during the 2010 campaign. the president railed against super pacs, then made an end justifies the means argument in 2012. look, the obama folks can rationalize this all they want. yes, they'll disclose donors and they'll be accepting small donor money but this is the campaign finance world we live in after citizens united. but offering this kind of access to big donors was precisely what bovm w obama was campaigning against in 2007 and 2008. every political strategist involved in the campaign told us on this show,
. >> this is the major disagreement that i have with senator clinton. she's a smart and capable person but she is of washington. when she takes more money from lobbyists and special interests than any candidate, including john mccain, that shows that she doesn't have a sense that we've got to change our business is done in washington. >> ultimately, what i'd like to see is a system of public financing of campaigns and i'm a co-sponsor of the proposal that's in the senate right now....
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until 2008 when hillary clinton won 18 million votes and a bunch of primaries and caucuses. where she lost to a black man who went on to win the white house and defeated a republican ticket that included a woman. excuse me. it included a woman. in the wake of all of that, the notion that the terms presidential prospect in white guy went happened in hand to feel antiquated. the clear front runner
until 2008 when hillary clinton won 18 million votes and a bunch of primaries and caucuses. where she lost to a black man who went on to win the white house and defeated a republican ticket that included a woman. excuse me. it included a woman. in the wake of all of that, the notion that the terms presidential prospect in white guy went happened in hand to feel antiquated. the clear front runner
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tonight, the duel of the death drives deeper, do or die, fight to the death, winners run against hillary clinton. the losers say it's not their fault they lost. wait a minute. that doesn't make any sense and neither does this fight on the right for the right to say you're right and with me tonight are two msnbc political analysts joy reid of the grio and david corn from mother jones. it's a joy to watch this, watch rove running around as a new matt dillon cleaning up the party, cleaning up main street from all the bad guys when, in fact, many people would say that karl rove has been the problem from since 2000 when he brought us "w." >> absolutely. you nailed it. you call him the coocoo's nest. the reason he's considered a smart guy in politics he's found a way to convince the nest george w. bush is really your guy and then to go to the business wing of the republican party and say guess what, george w. bush is your guy. this guy passed off neo conservatism as conservatism, passed off the idea of endless war and nation building to conservatives. he sold them a bill of goods and what they got bac
tonight, the duel of the death drives deeper, do or die, fight to the death, winners run against hillary clinton. the losers say it's not their fault they lost. wait a minute. that doesn't make any sense and neither does this fight on the right for the right to say you're right and with me tonight are two msnbc political analysts joy reid of the grio and david corn from mother jones. it's a joy to watch this, watch rove running around as a new matt dillon cleaning up the party, cleaning up main...
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while marco rubio was trying and similarly we saw this in the hearing with hillary clinton, he was trying very hard to show that he is in command of the facts and he is ready to be, you know, presidential and handle this kind of information, and, instead, what he actually showed, particularly if you watch there's a little bit more to that exchange and it really shows how little he understands about how our relationships with foreign governments work, about how -- the role of the cia because there's this whole question -- part of what brennan had been talking about was whether or not this is a role the cia should continue to play in this instance. so instead he really revealed how little he understands and how hard he's trying to prove to all of us that he is -- he's got his big boy pants on. >> yes, indeed. mike, anyone who lost a family member in the attacks of 9/11 which were planned overseas is not going to have any problem with killing potential terrorists in afghanistan or in the yemen. but don't we need to confront the fact that if this is our strategy, then there is unlikely to be
while marco rubio was trying and similarly we saw this in the hearing with hillary clinton, he was trying very hard to show that he is in command of the facts and he is ready to be, you know, presidential and handle this kind of information, and, instead, what he actually showed, particularly if you watch there's a little bit more to that exchange and it really shows how little he understands about how our relationships with foreign governments work, about how -- the role of the cia because...
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the winners get to run against hillary clinton. the losers get to say it's not their fault they lost. that doesn't make sense. neither does the fight on the right. with me tonight are two msnbc political analysts. joy, it really is a joy to watch this. to watch rove running around as a new matt dillon cleaning up the party, cleaning up main street from all the bad guys, when many people would say karl rove has been the problem from, well, since 2000 when he brought dubya in. >> i love the way you call him the cuckoo's nest. karl rove's whole strategy is he found a way to convince the cuckoo's nest that george w. bush was their guy. and to convince evangelicals that george w. bush was your guy. and convince the business wing of the party and say george w. bush is your guy. he sold them a bill of goods, and what they got back was medicare part d, a ballooning deficit, and a financial crisis that devastated the country, a failed war -- a war in iraq that was ill-advised to put it mildly, and now the cuckoo's nest who he cultivated as
the winners get to run against hillary clinton. the losers get to say it's not their fault they lost. that doesn't make sense. neither does the fight on the right. with me tonight are two msnbc political analysts. joy, it really is a joy to watch this. to watch rove running around as a new matt dillon cleaning up the party, cleaning up main street from all the bad guys, when many people would say karl rove has been the problem from, well, since 2000 when he brought dubya in. >> i love the...
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i was for the clinton rates. i'm for the clinton rates today. now, i wouldn't phase in the clinton rates immediately because the economy's still trying to get back. >> right. >> so i would perhaps go at least another year until you get the full clinton rates. >> give us two cuts. two cuts you'd make. >> spending cuts? >> two spending cuts. >> i think on entitlements, i think we need to look at cost of living adjustments. i think we need to look at -- very frankly, let me give you a specific cut that i think we ought to go back to, in effect. people are talking about, well, people can't work past a certain age. let's assume that. but previous to the '90s, when you continue to work and you were over 65 and you earned income, you had an offset. now, if we reinstated that offset, i'm 73 years of age. i'm still working. i'm getting social security. if there was an offset, it wouldn't affect me. i'm working. i'm making an income. that can get you anywhere between $80 billion and $100 billion. >> over a year. >> no, over ten years to reinstate that off
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we know what happened to hillary clinton when she tried to take on health care. we certainly saw nancy reagan take a lot of hits how close she was to her husband. what did you find out about that and those relationships and particularly influence? >> well, when you think about it, there may only be one person that comes to a president without someone else's agenda in mind. that is the first lady. over the years they have had tremendous influence over their husbands and they are their confidants and political partners. rosalind carter was attending cabinet meetings and nancy reagan, some say she had a role in firing the ef choo chief of staff so it goes back as well. >> let me ask you finally i thought there was a fascinating poll c-span commissioned. 44% thought first ladies should get a salary for what she do. what can you tell us about the significant role besides confidant and maybe adviser that first ladies have played over the years? >> they often turned out to be fundraisers, campaign managers. they also had special projects that they liked. i think that be
we know what happened to hillary clinton when she tried to take on health care. we certainly saw nancy reagan take a lot of hits how close she was to her husband. what did you find out about that and those relationships and particularly influence? >> well, when you think about it, there may only be one person that comes to a president without someone else's agenda in mind. that is the first lady. over the years they have had tremendous influence over their husbands and they are their...
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part of that, and now as secretary of state knowing the world. >> biden or clinton? >> i'd like to see which of the harbaugh brothers come out on top. >> gentlemen, thank you both for being here. >> thank you, chuck. good to see you. >> as secretary panetta prepares to leave government service again, we spent some additional time with him on press pass to talk about that long career as a congressman, budget director, white house chief of staff, and director of the cia. he also weighs in on what the current issue of "time" magazine calls the rise of the drones, and he has some surprising suggestions for the president going forward. you can watch the full interview on our website, that's at meetthepress@msnbc.com. >>> coming up, the hagel confirmation hearing. was it political grandstanding or a poor performance? plus, what led the white house to release this photo of the president? apparently skeet shooting on his birthday last year. i'll ask former obama white house press secretary robert gibbs when he joined the rest of our roundtable. ralph reed former national his
part of that, and now as secretary of state knowing the world. >> biden or clinton? >> i'd like to see which of the harbaugh brothers come out on top. >> gentlemen, thank you both for being here. >> thank you, chuck. good to see you. >> as secretary panetta prepares to leave government service again, we spent some additional time with him on press pass to talk about that long career as a congressman, budget director, white house chief of staff, and director of the...
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to see her as a radiant ambassador who's more beloved than any political figure than bill clinton is extraordinary and i think back to how far she's come from that moment in the 2008 campaign when she risked really being sort of destructive and divisive and talked to her heart about being proud of the country for the first time. i fully understood what she meant. i think most black people fully understood what she meant and a significant number of white people that did not understand and perhaps were offended and took conscious steps to change from that moment and consciously did not want to be harming her husband's political future. so she wanted to make sure that didn't happen again and pursued an agenda with nothing to do with nothing like that and politically start in and perhaps not where her heart may really lie but the land mines that can happen, you speak openly, you can fall in to that when you speak really honestly about race. >> well, i think, you know, looking back, i think michelle obama certainly seems to be taking on a more prominent role and i don't know that's new, r
to see her as a radiant ambassador who's more beloved than any political figure than bill clinton is extraordinary and i think back to how far she's come from that moment in the 2008 campaign when she risked really being sort of destructive and divisive and talked to her heart about being proud of the country for the first time. i fully understood what she meant. i think most black people fully understood what she meant and a significant number of white people that did not understand and...
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he praised hillary clinton's achievement ands he also eluded to her republican predecessor condoleezza rice. >> here's the big question before the country of the world and the state department after the last eight years. can a man actually run the state department? i don't know. as the saying goes, i have big heels to fill. >> all right. as for kerry's former senate seat in massachusetts, another name was crossed off the list of some potential republican contenders in the upcoming special election. tag romney says he's not interested in the job. that is mitt romney's oldest son who told supporters he's humbled by the outreach but says timing is not right for him. he didn't rule out seeking office in the future. tagg romney, another one of the high profile republicans to drop out of the running for kerry's seat. former senator scott brown, bill weld and former lieutenant governor of massachusetts terry heely have all announced they're not going to run. that means so far only two democrats, congressman ed marky and steve lynch have said they're going to make a bid for kerry's seat in the
he praised hillary clinton's achievement ands he also eluded to her republican predecessor condoleezza rice. >> here's the big question before the country of the world and the state department after the last eight years. can a man actually run the state department? i don't know. as the saying goes, i have big heels to fill. >> all right. as for kerry's former senate seat in massachusetts, another name was crossed off the list of some potential republican contenders in the upcoming...
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early '90s under bush, the start of the clinton presidency, and late 2008 to the president day, they have coincided with economic downturns. and there is a classic moment, i don't think it has been made enough of. bush, perot, clinton, in a town hall debate, a woman said how has the deficit personally affected you? what she actually meant was how has the economy personally affected you? and reagan was the classic example of this, too, from his first term, the deficit started to skyrocket, coinciding with the unemployment. the unemployment crashed, in '83 and 4, even as the debt sky rocketed. mondale said i'll raise taxes to fight the deficit and lost 49 states. >> we usually do, this is a great point, deficits come up in periods of economic hardship. it is not a good time to come up. it hurts the economy to cut the deficit quickly while the economy it weak. so krystal this is the real danger of the sequester fight, this is not a cliff or a breach or a government shutdown. it will hurt, not that badly, but hurt the economy maybe in ways people don't even recognize is coming from the s
early '90s under bush, the start of the clinton presidency, and late 2008 to the president day, they have coincided with economic downturns. and there is a classic moment, i don't think it has been made enough of. bush, perot, clinton, in a town hall debate, a woman said how has the deficit personally affected you? what she actually meant was how has the economy personally affected you? and reagan was the classic example of this, too, from his first term, the deficit started to skyrocket,...
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remember, obama was to the right of hillary clinton during the xanl for going into pakistan and not -- he -- >> john mccain. >> on pakistan he was, right. this shouldn't be that big of a surprise that he is hawkish. this has been one of the central tensions, but sort of aspects of the obama presidency. >> i hear what you're saying. at the same time, you know, he came into office under the banner of no longer will there be black sites. we are closing gitmo. extraordinary rendition. these kind of practices put in place by george w. bush. that is going to be -- we're going to close that chapter in american history. what this reveals is that that chapter is far from being closed. it's still being written. >> we are still arguing based on the movie "zero dark thirty" whether or not enhanced interrogation, torture, helped us get osama bin laden, and you hear conflicting reports about whether or not that was true. if you ask the average person, does interrogation enhance interrogation, does torture work? you'll get ten different anz. we are as a country very much grappling with these questio
remember, obama was to the right of hillary clinton during the xanl for going into pakistan and not -- he -- >> john mccain. >> on pakistan he was, right. this shouldn't be that big of a surprise that he is hawkish. this has been one of the central tensions, but sort of aspects of the obama presidency. >> i hear what you're saying. at the same time, you know, he came into office under the banner of no longer will there be black sites. we are closing gitmo. extraordinary...
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president clinton now disavows it. to some extent, the question of whether or not the military is going to be as equal as it wants to be depends on the u.s. supreme court. the supreme court is going to hear challenges to the defense of marriage act next month. the question also depends on congress. and that's because the obama administration has decided to not defend that law. the obama administration says they believe that doma is unconstitutional. they will not defend it. it is house republicans specifically who are defending that law in court at the direction of house speaker john boehner, using your tax dollars. this is chief warrant officer charlie morgan. after serving for the better part of two decades, after deploying overseas, after leaving behind her partner and their young daughter for a year while she served in kuwait, chief warrant officer charlie morgan asked for a meeting with speaker john boehner. she told the speaker that she had stage 4 breast cancer, inoperable. she told him that her own father had s
president clinton now disavows it. to some extent, the question of whether or not the military is going to be as equal as it wants to be depends on the u.s. supreme court. the supreme court is going to hear challenges to the defense of marriage act next month. the question also depends on congress. and that's because the obama administration has decided to not defend that law. the obama administration says they believe that doma is unconstitutional. they will not defend it. it is house...